Getting back on track.

eve70

@MyEvolvingJourney isn't that all part of the 80/20 rule? I think acknowledging how it affects you is good too. Yesterday, I had some tortilla chips and today we have a sit down lunch at a garden party, so I'm going to allow myself some freedom as it's unlikely to be very paleo, then get back to it properly tomorrow.

madwells1

I had pasta this week. "So not paleo". I have been running a lot, and my body was craving. It's amazing to me that now I can actually only eat 1 serving of pasta (instead of the whole box) because that's all my body tells me it wanted. Unfortunately, an hour after eating it, I was hungry again.

MyEvolvingJourney

@eve70 @madwells1 Great point about the 80/20 rule! I think it's great to enjoy foods but also keep in mind how it makes you feel. I do love pasta and will probably occasionally have some gluten free pasta. But same here, it's just not super filling.

JessiBelleW

HestiaMoon1 wrote: »

I plateaued, and then increased! recently. Looking at my data, I see I lose when I eat basically one meal a day whether it’s midday or evening and that I easily fall into that pattern when following I.F. and low carb/high fat. Weekends are hardest for me because someone is always either eating or asking me to make them a meal all day it seems.

@HestiaMoon1 and @eve70 - could be time to teach the children to make their own!

MyEvolvingJourney

I feel like I haven't been super active here. Up until the past few days, I had been tracking my food consistently. I've been consistent since March, and I'm feeling ready for a break despite the fact that I finally started losing when I got back to paleo eating! I decided I wanted to do a Whole30 round, so I'll be starting that August 1st! That way I can take a break from tracking and the scale, but still be focused on eating healthy!

GCLyds

I did paleo for just over a year, and felt wonderful. I have IBD and it helped with a lot of the symptoms. I became pregnant and veggies and red meat just tasted bad to me, and I fell off the wagon. My baby is now almost 8 weeks old and I want to feel good again. So I am back on the wagon. The sugar cravings are no joke, but getting better each day. I dont do low carb, as I am nursing and feel light headed without carbs, but my carbs are all paleo and I am eating lots of fat. I eat 3 meals a day and stop eating after 7 pm and I dont eat again until 9 am or so.

eve70

I've been tracking loads, but not very active on the forum either.

@GCLyds I think you always need to listen to your body, especially when going through major changes like pregnancy and nursing. If your basing your meals around good, nutritious real food that's always going to be good. I didn't start low carbing or primal until after I'd finished nursing my youngest, so I don't have any experience of that, but I know I had to adjust my IF (I was doing 5:2 fasting) with the start of perimenopause as I felt shaky.

I pretty much eat 2 meals with a small snack and eat roughly between 12am and 7pm. But that's flexible, so I'll eat a small breakfast, if I'm particularly hungry etc. Some days I can still eat low calorie and low carb, as long as I eat enough protein (20-30% macros). If I don't hit 20% I feel off and crave carbs.

curltess033

Hi everyone, it has been a while. My mother ended up losing her battle with breast cancer on August 30, and two weeks later my husband's grandmother died from lung cancer. I have managed to maintain my weight, but I have strayed from primal focused eating and I really want to get back on track to lose bloat, reduce joint pain and have more energy. Sometimes "restricting" foods seems so inconvenient but I have been so low energy and unproductive for the past 4 weeks. Of course, I am dealing with significant loss, but it also makes me "want" to eat in this way more, but I just am finding it hard to put into practice. I think the biggest thing I've gotten back into is grazing throughout the day. I thought about joining weight watchers, mostly to get a group accountability push into habits that stop me from just shoving food into my mouth. I don't want to spend $45 a month for that but I have no accountability and my motivation is pretty low. I also don't really care how much I weigh since I'm not overweight, just want to lean out and have my clothes fit better, and maybe see some cheekbones. Any tips here on what gets you back on track? Thanks!

MyEvolvingJourney

I'm sorry for your losses @curltess033. That's so hard to go through. I would focus on just making one change at a time to get back on track. That way it's not overwhelming.

curltess033

Thanks for your reply. I took it easy but maintained my weight through the holidays and now I’m back getting into Primal. There is so much good information out there that it is hard to pretend you don’t know it.